ccjs 225 exam 1 umd questions well
answered graded A+ updated
southern culture of honor - correct answer ✔✔culturally based tolerance for violence as an
acceptable response to incidents when 1 has been dishonored/disrespected in some way
(Scot's Irish)
willie bosket law - correct answer ✔✔juvenile offender act 1978, NY state law that allowed
certain juveniles (age 13-15) to be charged and punished as adults if they committed murder or
other violent felonies
all god's children willie bosket - correct answer ✔✔young black offender who was repeat
offender in and out of prison, dad was murderer and was told he looked and acted like him.
family of criminals
the bogle family - correct answer ✔✔what you're raised w you grow to become you don't
escape. family affair of crime, over 60 bogles incarcerated. known for robberies (cash and semi
trucks), fraud, drug sales
atavistic stigmata - correct answer ✔✔lombroso, physical characteristics that made them
appear more primitive and thus more criminal. poor genetics = key cause of crime
serotonin - correct answer ✔✔lower levels of serotonin linked to higher likelihood of engaging
in violence
testosterone - correct answer ✔✔inmates who committed violent crime had higher levels of
testosterone than inmates who committed property/drug crimes who had lower levels of
testosterone
,epigenetics - correct answer ✔✔the ways where genes respond to different environmental
factors/influences, not in terms of gene sequence, but on terms of how those genes are
expressed
Vietnam head study (VIHS) - correct answer ✔✔examined a large cohort of previously healthy
young men who suffered penetrating head injuries during Vietnam war. compared them to
other soldiers who didnt have brain injuries but were same age, education level, similar service
records. all men examined 10-15 years after discharge, at least 1 close fam/friend filled out Katz
adjustment scale which measured how they were adjusting (aggressive/violent behavior
expressed). results indicated that men w frontal lobe injuries were much more likely to engage
in aggressive behavior, only 14% actually did. correlation doesnt equal causation
posturing - correct answer ✔✔content w the potential to have the format of other types of
communication, but is perceived and interpreted as faking, acting, and unrealistic. Common
behavior to gain social status and safety in marginalized communities.
rap lyrics - correct answer ✔✔content having known/unknown rhythm/format reflecting rap
lyrics
direct threat - correct answer ✔✔content that involves a high possibility of threat of offline
violence (ex. someone being stabbed/shot) due to the directness, specificity, and or violent
language of the post
calling out - correct answer ✔✔content that seeks to instigate a violent response from the
receivers/viewers of the post by challenging/questioning their reputation/social status
dissing - correct answer ✔✔content that humiliates and degrades the receivers and possibly the
viewers of the post
, venting - correct answer ✔✔content reflecting an expression of sharing or emotion - anger,
grief, frustration - usually around an event/death
how individuals involved in gangs use social media categories - correct answer ✔✔o Cyber-
ethnographic research
o Survey research methods
o Big data analysis
internet banging - correct answer ✔✔set of social media behaviors common among gang
affiliation youth that include promotion of gang affiliation and threatening and taunting rivals
using social media
3 elements necessary for violence to assume a contagions character and spread from 1 incident
to another - correct answer ✔✔o Concentration in geographic space
o Reciprocal character to the violence
o Escalations in assaultive violence
subculture of violence the role of women - correct answer ✔✔women can be chief contributors
in escalating violence between men because they're involved in meetups and setups
PnB rock, Philly rapper - correct answer ✔✔- In south LA, eating w his girlfriend, mass gun man
entered restaurant demanding rock's watch and things then shot him and left
- Moved outside their protected area/neighborhood
o Caught lacking
o Fish out of water, susceptible to violence
FBG duck, chicago rapper - correct answer ✔✔- Killed while shopping for bday present for son
in gold coast district (wealthy district) during day, public space
- Posting on social media where he is what store, leave store and hit w a bunch of bullets
answered graded A+ updated
southern culture of honor - correct answer ✔✔culturally based tolerance for violence as an
acceptable response to incidents when 1 has been dishonored/disrespected in some way
(Scot's Irish)
willie bosket law - correct answer ✔✔juvenile offender act 1978, NY state law that allowed
certain juveniles (age 13-15) to be charged and punished as adults if they committed murder or
other violent felonies
all god's children willie bosket - correct answer ✔✔young black offender who was repeat
offender in and out of prison, dad was murderer and was told he looked and acted like him.
family of criminals
the bogle family - correct answer ✔✔what you're raised w you grow to become you don't
escape. family affair of crime, over 60 bogles incarcerated. known for robberies (cash and semi
trucks), fraud, drug sales
atavistic stigmata - correct answer ✔✔lombroso, physical characteristics that made them
appear more primitive and thus more criminal. poor genetics = key cause of crime
serotonin - correct answer ✔✔lower levels of serotonin linked to higher likelihood of engaging
in violence
testosterone - correct answer ✔✔inmates who committed violent crime had higher levels of
testosterone than inmates who committed property/drug crimes who had lower levels of
testosterone
,epigenetics - correct answer ✔✔the ways where genes respond to different environmental
factors/influences, not in terms of gene sequence, but on terms of how those genes are
expressed
Vietnam head study (VIHS) - correct answer ✔✔examined a large cohort of previously healthy
young men who suffered penetrating head injuries during Vietnam war. compared them to
other soldiers who didnt have brain injuries but were same age, education level, similar service
records. all men examined 10-15 years after discharge, at least 1 close fam/friend filled out Katz
adjustment scale which measured how they were adjusting (aggressive/violent behavior
expressed). results indicated that men w frontal lobe injuries were much more likely to engage
in aggressive behavior, only 14% actually did. correlation doesnt equal causation
posturing - correct answer ✔✔content w the potential to have the format of other types of
communication, but is perceived and interpreted as faking, acting, and unrealistic. Common
behavior to gain social status and safety in marginalized communities.
rap lyrics - correct answer ✔✔content having known/unknown rhythm/format reflecting rap
lyrics
direct threat - correct answer ✔✔content that involves a high possibility of threat of offline
violence (ex. someone being stabbed/shot) due to the directness, specificity, and or violent
language of the post
calling out - correct answer ✔✔content that seeks to instigate a violent response from the
receivers/viewers of the post by challenging/questioning their reputation/social status
dissing - correct answer ✔✔content that humiliates and degrades the receivers and possibly the
viewers of the post
, venting - correct answer ✔✔content reflecting an expression of sharing or emotion - anger,
grief, frustration - usually around an event/death
how individuals involved in gangs use social media categories - correct answer ✔✔o Cyber-
ethnographic research
o Survey research methods
o Big data analysis
internet banging - correct answer ✔✔set of social media behaviors common among gang
affiliation youth that include promotion of gang affiliation and threatening and taunting rivals
using social media
3 elements necessary for violence to assume a contagions character and spread from 1 incident
to another - correct answer ✔✔o Concentration in geographic space
o Reciprocal character to the violence
o Escalations in assaultive violence
subculture of violence the role of women - correct answer ✔✔women can be chief contributors
in escalating violence between men because they're involved in meetups and setups
PnB rock, Philly rapper - correct answer ✔✔- In south LA, eating w his girlfriend, mass gun man
entered restaurant demanding rock's watch and things then shot him and left
- Moved outside their protected area/neighborhood
o Caught lacking
o Fish out of water, susceptible to violence
FBG duck, chicago rapper - correct answer ✔✔- Killed while shopping for bday present for son
in gold coast district (wealthy district) during day, public space
- Posting on social media where he is what store, leave store and hit w a bunch of bullets
